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nidhibhammar authored Jun 4, 2024
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You need a verified domain so your users can have a streamlined login experience with their email address.

1. On the **Domains** tab, enter the domain name and select **Next: Verify Domain**.
2. Copy the TXT record and follow the instructions in the on screen verify box (repeated below), to add it as a TXT record on that domain within your DNS provider's management console.
2. To add it as a TXT record on that domain in your DNS provider's management console, copy the TXT record and follow the instructions in the on-screen verify box:

- Log in to your domain registrar or web host account.
- Navigate to the DNS settings for the domain you want to verify.
- Add a TXT record.
- In the Name field, enter @.
- In the Value field, enter the verification string provided, eg.
- “edb-biganimal-verification=VjpcxtIC57DujkKMtECSwo67FyfCExku”
- Save your changes and wait for the DNS propagation period to complete. This can take up to 48 hours.
1. Log in to your domain registrar or web host account.
1. Navigate to the DNS settings for the domain you want to verify.
1. Add a TXT record.
1. In the **Name** field, enter `@`.
1. In the **Value** field, enter the verification string provided, for example, `edb-biganimal-verification=VjpcxtIC57DujkKMtECSwo67FyfCExku`.
1. Save your changes and wait for the DNS propagation period to complete. This can take up to 48 hours.

3. Select **Done**.

Your domain and its status appear on the **Domains** tab, where you can delete or verify it.
Domains can take up to 48 hours for the change of the domain record by the DNS provider to propagate before you can verify it.

4. If your domain has not verified after a day, you can debug whether your domain has the matching verification text field.
Select **Verify** next to the domain at `/settings/domains` to check the exact value of the required TXT field.
4. If your domain hasn't verified after a day, you can debug whether your domain has the matching verification text field.
o check the exact value of the required TXT field, select **Verify** next to the domain at `/settings/domains`.
Query your domain directly with DNS tools, such as nslookup, to check if you have an exact match for a text = "verification" field.
Domains can have many TXT fields. As long as one matches, it should verify.

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To add another domain, select **Add Domain**.

When you have at least one verified domain (with Status = Verified, in green), the identity provider status becomes **Active** on the **Identity Providers** tab.
When you have at least one verified domain (with **Status = Verified**, in green), the identity provider status becomes **Active** on the **Identity Providers** tab.
When the domain is no longer verified, the status becomes **Inactive**.

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You can't reinstate an expired domain
because expiry means you might no longer own the domain. You need to verify it again.

To delete the domain, select the bin icon.
To re-create it, select **Add Domain**.
Set a new verification key for the domain and update the TXT record for it in your DNS provider's management console, as described in [Add a doman](#add-a-domain).
- To delete the domain, select the bin icon.
- To re-create the domain, select **Add Domain**. Set a new verification key for the domain and update the TXT record for it in your DNS provider's management console, as described in [Add a doman](#add-a-domain).

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